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Offline S2 Ant

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Re: Mk5 GTI DSG Economy
« Reply #10 on: 17 May 2010, 16:59 »
Motorway speeds of around 70 i easily get in to the 30's. Recently with cruise on and set to around 60 i was creeping in to the 40's. Just depends how you drive the car and how heavy your right foot is.
Cruise will make a big difference, the amount of cars i pass then they pass me then i repass over and over but my speed doesnt change.

Is your car standard spec?

Offline maxp

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Re: Mk5 GTI DSG Economy
« Reply #11 on: 17 May 2010, 18:39 »
Thanks for the reply Jimp. :smiley:

I suppose what we need is a cruise control that will keep a constant throttle position rather than speed eh! (Not that this would be very safe at all  :grin:)

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Re: Mk5 GTI DSG Economy
« Reply #12 on: 18 May 2010, 14:08 »
It would end up like Volvo's auto-stop demonstration  :grin:
Not low enough mk5
Not on the road enough mk3

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Re: Mk5 GTI DSG Economy
« Reply #13 on: 18 May 2010, 17:23 »
535 miles Kendal to Mortimer Berkshire and back.  Cruise on most of the time.  44.3 mpg.  That's a DSG with bluefin.
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Re: Mk5 GTI DSG Economy
« Reply #14 on: 20 May 2010, 17:29 »
I regularly hit 35ish mpg on my journeys, mixing b and minor a roads (with traffic) and dual carriage ways.
I'm not driving it like my gran, but I'm not ragging the hell out of it either, overtakes, pull aways from lights etc.

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Re: Mk5 GTI DSG Economy
« Reply #15 on: 22 May 2010, 16:09 »
 :smiley:The best I have got out of mine is 44mpg sitting about 65mph. Most long runs averaging 38mpg. Drive it hard and im looking at 23 mpg.